Head-To-Head Contrast: Perpetua Resources (NASDAQ:PPTA) versus Endeavour Silver (NYSE:EXK)

Perpetua Resources (NASDAQ:PPTA) and Endeavour Silver (NYSE:EXK) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Perpetua Resources and Endeavour Silver, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Perpetua Resources	0	0	3	0	3.00
Endeavour Silver	0	1	4	1	3.00

Perpetua Resources currently has a consensus target price of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 82.42%. Endeavour Silver has a consensus target price of $6.56, indicating a potential upside of 66.35%. Given Perpetua Resources’ higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Perpetua Resources is more favorable than Endeavour Silver.

Volatility and Risk

Perpetua Resources has a beta of 0.2, indicating that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Endeavour Silver has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Perpetua Resources and Endeavour Silver’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Perpetua Resources	N/A	-19.48%	-17.08%
Endeavour Silver	-13.04%	0.97%	0.73%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

70.1% of Perpetua Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.1% of Endeavour Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Perpetua Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Endeavour Silver shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Perpetua Resources and Endeavour Silver”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Perpetua Resources	N/A	N/A	-$18.77 million	($0.22)	-54.82
Endeavour Silver	$205.46 million	5.04	$6.12 million	($0.13)	-30.35

Endeavour Silver has higher revenue and earnings than Perpetua Resources. Perpetua Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Endeavour Silver, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Endeavour Silver beats Perpetua Resources on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Perpetua Resources

Perpetua Resources Corp. engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties in the United States. The company primarily explores for gold, silver, and antimony deposits. Its principal asset is the 100% owned Stibnite Gold project, which includes 1,672 unpatented lode claims, mill sites, and patented land holdings covering an area of approximately 11,548 hectares located in Valley County, Idaho. The company was formerly known as Midas Gold Corp. and changed its name to Perpetua Resources Corp. in February 2021. Perpetua Resources Corp. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho.

About Endeavour Silver

Endeavour Silver Corp., a silver mining company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, extraction, processing, refining, and reclamation of mineral properties in Chile and the United States. It explores for gold and silver deposits, and precious metals. The company was formerly known as Endeavour Gold Corp. and changed its name to Endeavour Silver Corp. in September 2004. Endeavour Silver Corp. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.